Association of maternal height with child mortality, anthropometric failure, and anemia in India.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Prior research on the determinants of child health has focused on contemporaneous risk factors such as maternal behaviors, dietary factors, and immediate environmental conditions. Research on intergenerational factors that might also predispose a child to increased health adversity remains limited.

Objective

To examine the association between maternal height and child mortality, anthropometric failure, and anemia.

Design, setting, and population

We retrieved data from the 2005-2006 National Family Health Survey in India (released in 2008). The study population constitutes a nationally representative cross-sectional sample of singleton children aged 0 to 59 months and born after January 2000 or January 2001 (n = 50 750) to mothers aged 15 to 49 years from all 2

SUBMITTER: Subramanian SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3095774 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature